Theodotos imperial protospatharios and grand kourator of the Mangana (eleventh century, first half)
Obverse
Bust of Mother of God holding Christ on her left arm. At left: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μ[ή(τη)ρ] Θ[(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots. Remnants of an inscription along the circumference:
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[(Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει] τῷ [σῷ] δ[ούλῳ]
Obverse
Bust of Mother of God holding Christ on her left arm. At left: Μ̅Θ̅ : Μ[ή(τη)ρ] Θ[(εο)ῦ]. Border of dots. Remnants of an inscription along the circumference:
......t.....
[(Θ(εοτό)κε βοήθει] τῷ [σῷ] δ[ούλῳ]
Reverse
Inscription of six lines. Border of dots.
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..̅Α̅σ
..θ,κ
..τριτ
.νμαγ
γαν.
[Θεοδότ]ῳ β(ασιλικῷ) (πρωτο)σ[πα]θ(αρίῳ) (καὶ) μ(ε)γ(άλῳ) κ[ουρά]τωρι τ[ῶ]ν Μαγγάνω[ν]
Accession number | BZS.1955.1.2727 |
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Diameter | 23.0 mm |
Previous Editions | DO Seals 5 no. 25.8c. |
Translation
Θεοτόκε βοήθει τῷ σῷ δούλῳ Θεοδότῳ βασιλικῷ πρωτοσπαθαρίῳ καὶ μεγάλῳ κουράτωρι τῶν Μαγγάνων.
Mother of God, help your servant Theodotos imperial protospatharios and grand kourator of the Mangana.
Bibliography
- Catalogue of Byzantine Seals at Dumbarton Oaks and in the Fogg Museum of Art, Volume 5: The East (continued), Constantinople and Environs, Unknown Locations, Addenda, Uncertain Readings (Open in Zotero)